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UNITED STATES KNUT O. B. TEXTORIUS, OF NEVI YORK, N.

Assrenon ro TEX ENGINEERING con- PORATION, 0F NEVT YORK, Il'. Y.

lvIACHINE-OPERATING- MECHANISM.

l. y Application filed September To all lfr0/710m z'z may concer/n:

Be it known that I, KNUT O. B. Tnx'ronlus, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of the borough of Manhattan, city, county, andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMachine-Uperating Mechanism, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to operating mechanism for cord tire buildingmachines and is more particularly applicable to a machine of thecharacter disclosed in my pending application for patent, Serial No.373,087, filed May 27th, 1921.

In the machine disclosed in the application above referred to a completelayer of cords is applied to and secured upon the circumference of atire forming core in each operation of the machine which involves aseries of subeoperations sequentially performed in properly timedrelation to each other. It is the primary object and purpose of mypresent invention to provide an operating mechanism whereby thesesub-operations are sequentially executed with rapidity and in anabsolutely positive manner.

It is also an important obj ect of the invention to provide anautomatically operating stop device for instantaneously stopping theoperation of the mechanism upon the completion of each cycle thereof sothat the several co-operating instrumentalities are locked and heldagainst movement in their proper relative positions whereby they willproperly coact when the machine is again operated.

In attaining the desired ends of the present invention I have designed arelatively simple and very compact arrangement of the several elementsof the operating mechanism, entirely eliminating the use of all cams,interrupted or segmental gears, or other like elements which are'subjectto rapid wear and the action of which is more or less uncertain. On thecontrary, my present invention is primarily characterized by the factthat all toothed gear elements are continuous and remain constantly incoacting engagement not* withstanding the fact thatl the parts of themachine to be operated thereby are intermittently actuated in timedrelation to each other.

It is likewise the general object and purpose of the presentimprovements to materially simplify the operating mechanism for 27,1921. serial No. 503,677.

the machine above referred to over that which is for instance disclosedin Patent No. 1,859,632 granted to me November 23rd, 1920 and toeliminate to the greatest possible degrec lost motion incident to wearand to thus provide a mechanism which is not liable to get out of order,or require frequent inspections and repair.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in theimproved operating mechanism and in the form, construction and relativearrangement of its several co-operating parts as will be hereinaftermore fully described, illustrated inthe accon'ipanying drawings andsubsequently incorporated in the subjoined claims.

In the drawings wherein I have illustrated one practical andsatisfactory embodiment of the invention and in which similar referencecharacters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views:

Figure l is a top plan view of the operating mechanism illustrating thesame arranged for use in connection with a cord tire building machine,the tire forming core being shown together with the mechanism whichactuates the cord clamping heads; l

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 2 2 ofFigure l;

Figure 3 is an enlarged view of the operating mechanism similar to thatseen in Figure 2 but showing a different relative position of theseveral co-operating elements;

Figure d is a section taken on the line s-Jr of Figure l;

Figure 5 is a section taken on the line of Figure 3, certain of theparts being broken away; Y

Figure 6 is an enlarged detail elevation of those parts of the mechanismwhich control the operation ofl the means for actuating the cordclamping heads;

Figure is a detail section taken on the line 7-*7 of Figure 6,illustrating the means for adjusting the operating connection toregulate the throw of the eccentrics;

Figure 8 is a detail vertical section of the positive stop device innormal position taken on the line 8 8 of Figure S;

Figure 9 is a detail perspective view of one of the duplex lockingelements for certain of the parts of the mechanism;

Figure 10 is a diagrammatic view showing one train of gearing whichcontrols-the op eration of certain parts.

l building machine of the character disclosed in my co-pendingapplication. However, it is quite possible that this mechanism might beadditionally utilized for various other purposes, or on the other hand,certain of its novel features employed in combination u'ith mechanismsdesigned for the operation of other machines. Accordingly, while in thefollowing description l shall make frequent reference to the cord tirebuilding inachine, this is not to be construed as a limitation upon theutility of the operating mechanism itself. Briefly stated, the machinewhich is illustrated in a general Way in the accompanying drawings andmore fully dir,- closed in my co-pending application embodies a seriesof identic mechanisms which are grouped around a `tire forming core.

yEach ofk these mechanisms includes a cord applying Segment which ismounted for swinging movement upon a'carriage arranged to travelradially with relation to the core. The swinging segments and thecarriages upon which they are mounted are actuatec by flexible shafts,which Will be later referred to, so that the cord applying` segments ofthel several mechanisms and the carriages respectively, will besimultaneously actuated, though at relatively different times. Inaddition, cord clamping heads are mounted for vertical movement axiallyof the tire forming core on opposite sides thereof. These heads areactuated to clamp the cord ends to the core. In the drawings I haveillustrated so much of this machine as is believed to be essential to aclear understanding 0f the present invention. Therefore, the cordapplying segments and the traveling carriages are not illustrated, butthe flexible shafts for operating the same and their connection with theoperating mechanism are clearly shown. The illustrated parts of themachine include the iixed post or standard 10 upon Which the coresupporting table 11 is rigidly secured. The tire formino core 12 isremovably seated upon this tab e. The cord clamping heads 13 are keyedupon the standard 10 for vertical movement, said heads beingsubstantially of the construction shown in my co-pending application andcarrying the cord end clamping rings 1li- These heads are actuated byeccentrics 15 which impart vertical movement to the heads simultaneouslyin relatively opposite directions, the shafts of said ecccntrics beingoperatively geared to each other.

In the operation of this machine, the cord laying segments are normallydisposed in a horizontal plane in radial relation to the core 12 and thefirst sub-operation is the movement of these segments from such normalposition to vertical positions to receive the individual cords. Thesegments are then returned to their horizontal` positions and in thenext sub-operation they are simultaneously moved inwardly into embracingrelation to the core. ments remain in this position while the clampingheads are actuated to clamp the ends of the cords to the core; rlhe cordlaying segments are then Withdrawn or retracted to their normalpositions and finally# the clamping heads are disengaged from the core,leaving the rings 1i in retaining engagement with the cord ends. Theseseveral operations constitute one complete cycle ot' operation ofthemachine and are eonsecu-f" tively performed in properly timed relationto each other by means of the mechanism which l shall now proceed todescribe in detail. i l

The operating mechanism for the machinel is mounted or supported in asuitable frame structure generally indicated at 16 which is secured uponthe bed frame 17 of the machine. in this frame structure the primaryoperating shaft 18 for the cord laying segments is suitably journaied atits ends. In properly spaced` relation to' this shaft 1S, the primaryoperating shaft 1S) for the traveling carriages upon which the cordlaying segments are mounted is likewise journaled in said frame.

The operating power for the mechanism may be obtainel from any suitablesource, as for instance, the motor 2O which is mounted upon aitable'supporting bracket 21. Upon the motor shaft a drive gear is iiiedand has continuous meshing engagement with a relatively large gear Q3iiXed upon the shaft Which is rotatably mounted at its ends in the frame16. A similar gear also' fixed upon this shaft or may be integrallyformed With the gear 23 and meshes with a relatively large gear Wheel /twhich is loosely mounted upon the shaft 2? jouri'ialed in the supportingframe. The hub of this gea S26 is provided With one part 2S of aclutch.The complementary part of said clutch is keyed upon the shaft 2 forsliding movement. This clutch part actuated through the medium of asuitable yoke 30 pivotally supported in the frame and is moved in onedirection to engage the clutch parts by means of an operating handle 3l.The disengagei'nent of said clutch parts whereby the operation l s lhecold laying seg-fv ion sof

of the mechanism is stopped is automatically performed by means whichwill be later referred to in detail.

On one end of the shaft 2T a pinion 32 is fixed which has constantmeshing engagement with a relatively large gear 33 iixedupon the shaft34 journaled in the frame 16. This gear 33 meshes constantly with gear35 of the same diameter which is Vfixed upon another shaft 36 and thegear 35 in turn meshes with a third gear 37 of the same diameter securedupon the shaft 38. lt will be noted from reference to Figures Q and 10of the drawings that the shafts 36 and 38 are in vertical alignment andthe primary operating shaft 18 for the cord laying segments is locatedintermediate of these shafts `and laterally spaced from the verticalplane thereof. All of the shafts above referred to, with the exceptionof shafts 18 and 19, are continuously rotated in one direction duringthe operation of the mechanism, the directions of rotation beingindicated by the arrows in Figures 2 and 3 of the drawings. At theopposite side of the vertical plane of the shafts 36 and 38 and in thehorizontal plane of the shaft 18 Jan intermittently operating shaft 39is journaled in the supporting rame.

The shaft 36 does not extend entirely across the supporting framestructure but terminates approximately on the central line thereof. Asimilar shaft 40l located out of axial alignment with the shaft 36 isjournaled in the opposite side of the frame structure andI isintermittently rotated independently of the gearing above described bymeans which will be subsequently referred to. Upon-the shaft 40 a pinion41 is secured and has constant meshing engagement with a relativelylarge gear 42 which is fixed upon the shaft 39. A second gear 43 issecured upon the shaft 40 and through the medium of gears 44 and 45 ofthe saine diameter as the gear 43, rotates the shafts 46 and 47respectively at the same speed as the shaft 40.

The primary operating shaft 48 for the vertically movable clamping heads13 is intermittently actuated through the medium of coactinginstrumentalities fixed upon said shaft and the shafts 46 and 47 towhich more specific reference will later be made.

Referring nowV to Figure 1 of the drawings, the iiexible actuatingshafts 49 for the cord layingisegments as shown in my issued patentabove referred to are connected to the opposite ends of theintermittently operated, sha-ft 18 while the flexible actuating shafts50 for the traveling carriages upon which said segments are mounted aresimilarly connected t0 the opposite ends of the intermittently operatedshaft 19. The eccentrics 15 for actuating the vertically movable heads13 whereby the layer -of cords is clamped to the core are operativelyconnected to the intermittently operated shaft 48 through the medium ofa rod 51 which is pivotally connected at one of its ends to an arm 52fixed to one of the eccentric shafts. The other yend of this rod ispivotally and adjustably connected to an arm 53 which is fixed upon theshaft 48. The adjustable connection referred to is shown in detail inFigure 7 of the drawings. As will be observed from-reference thereto,the arm 53 is provided with a longitudinal slot 54 and a screw 55extends longitudinally of this slot and has suitable bearings at itsopposite ends in the arm. A pin 56 extends transversely through the slotbeyond the opposite sides of the arm and the screw 55 is engaged in acentral threaded opening in said pin. The endof the connecting rod 51 isbifurcated, the arms thereof extending upon opposite sides of the arm 53and being pivot-ally engaged upon the ends of the pin 56. The shank ofthe' screw 55 projecting beyond the end of the arm 53 is squared as at57 to receive a suitable wrench. It will be apparent that by rotatingthe screw 55, the pivot pin 56 and the connecting rod 51 will be shiftedlongitudinally in the arm 53 towards or from the shaft 48. In thismanner the throw of the eccentrics 15 may be regulated to compensate forlost motion and insure a proper movement of the clamping heads 13.

Intermittent rotation is imparted to the' three primary operating shafts18, 19 and 48 for the several parts of the machine whereby the cordlayer is applied to the core and clamped thereon in properly timedrelation to each other', by'means of the several coactinginstrui'nentalities to which I shall now refer.

Upon the shaft 18 there is fixed a half Geneva gear 58 having tworadially disposed slots 59 extending at angles of 90o with relation toeach other. At diametrically opposite points this gear element isprovided with concave peripheral faces 60 which are all of the sameradius. Upon the shaft 34 a fork 61 is fixed, an antifriction roller`being mounted between the arms of the fork for engagement in one of theslots of the gear element 58. At its inner end this fork is pro-videdwith fiukes 62 projecting from opposite sides of the shaft 34. One ofthese fiukes, when the fork is not operatively engaged with the gearelement 58, coacts with one of the conf cave peripheral faces 69 of saidelement to lock the saine and consequently the shaft 18 against casualoscillation.

On the shaft 36 there is fixed a similar fork 63, which, however, isrelatively wide as it cooperates with two motion transmittng gearelementswhich are not in alignment with each other. One of vtheseelements is inthe form 'of a full Geneva gear Get and is fixed upon theshaft 39, said element having four radiallydisposed slots at 90 angleswith relation to each other. Between these slots this gear element alsohas concave peripheral faces 65. This fork likewise coacts with the halfGeneva gear 58 torotate theshaft 1S in one direction..

Upon the shaft 38 a duplex locking niemher is fixed, said member havingoppositely extending flakes 66 and'v at one side of said fiules beingprovided with a flange 67 the peripheral face of which `is concentric tothe aXisof the shaft 38. rllhis loclringmen'iher is shovvn in detail inFigure 9 of the drawings. @ne of the linkes 66 ooaets with one of theconcave faces GO' of the elementS as an additional locking meanstherefor While the iange (37 is adapted to coact with one of theperipheral faces 65 of the Geneva ygear (Si. The fork 63 at its fixed'end is formed in a similar manner to the locking member just referred toand is provided With oppositelyextending fiukes 68 to coact with theelement and with la flange 69 the peripheral face Aof Which is adaptedto coact with one of the concave faces of the Geneva gear Get., It Willthus loe apparent that when the elements 58 andli'are not beingpositively actuated by the forks 61 or 68 they are absolut-ely lockedagainst any possibility of casual movement dueto vibration or othercauses.

On the shaft 40 there is fixed a fork 70 lwhich is adapted to coactWitha half Geneva gear 71 fixed on the shaft 19 to rot-ate said gearelement and the shaft in one direction. This fork also `is provided Withoppositeiy projecting flakes 72 adapted to coact with the concaveperipheral faces 73 of the element 7l when the latter is not inoperation. lVith this gear element which is provided with two radialslots 7 4 at 90 angles, a fork 75 fixed upon the shaft 46 coacts torotate said ele-ment and the shaft 19 in an opposite direction.

On thev shaft i8 a half Geneva gear 76 similar tothe elements 58 and 7lvis Lsecured. vlVith one of the slotted arms of this gear element a fork77 fined upon the shaft t7 coacts, said fork at its fixed end having theflukes 78 to engager the concave faces 79 of saidA gear element. Theelement 76 and the shaft48'are rotated in an opposite direction by meansof a seco-nd fork 8O which is fixed uponthe shaft 46, said latter forkalso having flules 81 to coact with the concave faces 7 9 of the element76.

- Having now described the lseveral parts of the operating mechanism,one complete cycle of sub-operations whereby the cord layer is appiiedto and secured upon the tire forming core occurs as follows:

Atthe start, when the cord laying segments are'in their'outerpositionsin 'radial relation to thel core'as 'shownin my copending application,thefr several parts of themeehanism aref in the relativevposition seenin Figure '2 yof the draivings. *The clutch parte Q8 and-29 heingengagedand the motor start-edf, rotationis transmitted through the gearing tothe vsliaftf27. Through the medium of'gears132 and 33 the shaft isoperated.: This shaft drives the shaft through the A'gearingi233` anci,lthe fork (S3 fixed upon 'said' shaftl 36 is moved in the directionindicated` by the arrov,r f 4 thepositionsee'n in'FigureQ that it entersoneof thev slots of-the gear element" and thus 'imparts a rotationto dgear'el nt and consequently the opershaft 18 for a'fpe-riod of 900 untilythe slot is' disposedv in a vertical lposition vhelo'w the shaft Whilethe other slot of vsaid* gear element .viil he 'horizontally positionedVat the left hand side of 'the shaft. n this'9()o rotation of theoperating shaft 18, the cord layers are su rmg'fdo'vfnvvard'ly fromtheir horizontal positions 'tola vertical position to -receive Ytheindividual cor-ds. rvlDuringthis operation the fork 6l; fixed ron shaft34; has also moved a quarterrevolution' so that'it" is disposed at rightangles'to the position seen u in Figure f2. During the nentquarterrevolation of the si afts Sii and 35, the cords are rpositionedintnc cord laying'segnients and the fori; Gif-then enters the horizontal'slot of the -eleinentr and reverses the rotation of said elem-entendthe shaft 18; inovirigt'ho saine in the reverse direction through 90 toreturn the several cord laying segmentsy to their normal positions'inradial relation vto the core. 'lach of the shafts -'l and'SG has noivinade tlnee-quarers'of a revolution and the roller of the fork isvat'the ventrance tov `the lower slot of 'thetGeneva gear 64. Duringthese operations, the shaft d() has remained stationary `with the foi-lr`disposed in the position seen in FigureV 2 of the drawings. l in thecontinued rotation of shaft 36, the fori; 63 'coacts ivith' 'thejgearelement 6d to rotate the same -in the-'direction shown by the arrow inFigure 3. Through the intermeshing gears` il andv i2 rotation isthus:transmitted to shaft l0 so that the roller of theforl 7() entersone of the slots in the gear element 71; and rotates said AelementAand-consequently the shaft i9 in one direction through 900'. *In thismovement of the shaft the severalc'arria'gc's upon vthich the cordlayingsegments are 'mounted are moved inwardly sov that the cordscarriedhy said segments arejlaid ineinlnacing relation around the core;The ratio of the gears all and 4t2 kis such that thespeedof movement ofthe shaft i0 and consequently of the forli 7() is relativel great.'r `Ashereinr shovfn, this ratio is. four to one7L audit will he noted fromyreference toiFig'ure 3 of the drawings that in one-eighth of arevolution of the fork 63, the fork 7 O has made a half revolution,having operated the shaft 19 and then continued its movement to avertical position above the shaft 40 (compare Figures 2 and 3).

The cord laying segments having been moved inwardly upon the core, thenext operation is the movement of the heads 13 to clamp the ends of thecord layer upon the tire forming core. In the relative position of theparts seen in Figure 8, this operation has just taken place. In otherwords, during the actuating movement of the fork while it is engagedwith gear element 71, the fork 77 on shaft 47 moves from the positionseen in Figure 2 to the entrance to one of the slotted arms of the gearelementl 76. In the continued movement of said fork 7 0 to its uppervertical position, the fork 77 actuates element 76 and moves the samefrom the position seen in Figure 2 to the position of Figure 3, in whichactuation of said element and the shaft 48 the rod 51 is moved to theleft and the several eccentries 15 are actuated to move the heads intoengagement with the cord ends and clamp the latter upon the flanges ofthe core 12. This position of the parts is shown in Figure 3. In thelasteighth of a revolution of the fork 63 from the position shown inFigure 3 to the position of Figure 2, the fork on shaft 46 first entersone of the slotted arms of the element 71 and reverses the rotation ofshaft 19 again moving the same through 90O and retracting the carriagesupon which the cord applying segments are mounted. At the end of thismovemment the fork 80 is about to enter one of the slotted arms of gearelement 7G, and in the final portion of the movement of fork 63 to itsnormal position shown in Figure 2, the fork 8O actuates the shaft 48,reversing its rotation and through the medium of the connecting rod 51reversing the movement of the eccentrics 15 to disengage the clampingheads from the core as seen in Figure 2 of the drawings.

As above stated, in this final operation the clamping ringsV 14 byfrictional engagement with the core remain seated upon the cordends.Thus a completev operating cycle is performed by the mechanism abovedescribed. Vilith the gear ratios as herein indicated, one such completeoperation of the cord tire building machine occurs every six seconds. Ofcourse, it is manifest that by changing the gear ratios and the relativeproportion and arrangement of the elements, this operating period mightbe increased, or possibly, further decreased.

It is quite important to the successful operation of a machine of thischaracter that the mechanism shall operate in an absolutely positive andreliable manner. To this end I have devised an automatically acting stopdevice. so that upon the completion of each cycle of operation themovement of every element of the mechanism 1s instantaneously stopped.This automatic stop device I have clearly illustrated in Figures 3 and 8of the drawings. Referring to said figures, upon the shaft 34 a collar82 is rigidly fixed. This collar has a diametrically reduced portion 88projecting from one side thereof, and the main portion of the collar oflarger diameter is provided with a continuous peripheral groove 84. Thisgroove receives ribs 85 provided upon the inner sides of a yoke 86 whichembraces said collar. This yoke is preferably constructed in twoseparable sections and in the upper section thereof a roller 87 isjournaled to ride upon the periphery of the larger section of thecollar. This larger section is provided in its periphery with a concavenotch or recess 88 adapted to receive the roller 87. At a correspondingpoint in the periphery of the reduced portion 83 of th'c collar a squareor rectangular recess 89 is provided. This recess is adapted to receivea rigid lug 90 also of rectangular form which is fixed to or integralwith the yoke 86.

The upper end of a rod 91 is` connected to the yoke 86, the lower end ofsaid rod having a piston 92 reciprocating in a cylinder 93 which issuitably mounted upon the frame structure. A coil spring 94 isinterposed between the upper end of the piston and the closed upper endof the cylinder. An arm 95 is fixed at one of its ends to the pivotalaxis of the-clutch shifting yoke 30 and the other end of said arm has aslot and pin connection 96 with the rod 91.

Upon reference to Figure 3 of the drawings the operation of this devicewill be readily understood. At the start of the operation, the clutch.29 is thrown into engagement by means of the handle or lever 30 withthev loose clutch element 28 and in such operation the rod 91 is movedupwardly thereby compressing the spring 94 and positioning the roller 87upon the periphery of the collar 82. The yoke is sustained in thisposition during the operation of the mechanism. As the yoke isv lockedto the collar against relative movement axiallyA of the shaft 34, thereis no possibility of the accidental release ofthe clutch. During theoperation of the mechanism the lower end of the lug' 90 is spacedslightly fromthe periphery of the reduced portion 83 of the collar sothat there is no frictional retarding infiuence to the free rotation ofsaid collar. However, as thev collar continues to rotate in thedirection shown by the arrow in Figure 3 and as the cycle of operationsis completed, when the roller 87 starts to move into the recess 88 thelug 90 contacts upon the periphery of the reduced portion of the loucollar and sustains the yoke against a gradual downward movement,holding the yoke Vin its raised position until the lug is in directalignment with the rectangular recess 89 and the axis of the roller iscentrally positioned over the recess 88.` The spring 9st thenimmediately expands, forcing the rod 91 rdownwardly and actuating theyoke 30 to disengage the clutch member 29 from the member 28. The spring94 is of sufficient strength together with the weight of the parts toinstantaneously effect such disengagement of the clutch members sothat'as the gear 26 continues to rotate, no movement whatever will betransmitted to the actuating parts of the mechanism after they havearrived at their starting positions shown in Figure 2 of the drawings.

From the foregoing description considered in'Y connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction, relative arrangement and mannerof operation of the several parts of the improved operating mechanismwill be fully understood. In view of the fact that the use of cams,interrupted gears and similar mechanical elements whose action is moreor less uncertain and which are subjected to considerable wear, iswholly avoided; that all toothed gears are continu- Eous and remainconstantly in inter-meshing engagement; and inally'that the mechanicalelements which directly transmit movement to the several voperatingshafts are positively locked against casual movement when they arenotbeing actuated, my improved mechanism will .be absolutely` positive andreliable in its operation. Owing to such positive coaction between theseveral co-'operating parts, the cord tire building machine may beactuated with maximum rapidity and production correspondingly increased.As frictional wear between the elements of the mechanism is almostwholly eliminated, replacement of the parts at more or less frequentintervals as is ordinarily required in mechanisms of this character, isobviated. It will also be noted from an inspection of the accompanyingdrawings that this improved operating mechanism, considering the man1-fold vfunctions thereof consists of vcomparatively few parts thearrange-ment of which is very compact so that the space occupied by suchmechanism isreduced to a minimum.

It has been found in practice that the new operating mechanism is farsuperior to that disclosed in my issued patent hereinbefore identifiedand while primarily intended and designed for the operation of a cordtire building machine, it will be readily recognized from the foregoingdescription that many of the novel features are susceptible ofarrangement in other and different mechanical combinations which mightbe advantage ously employed for a variety of different purposes. p It isaccordingly to be understood that while I have referred to oneadaptation or use of my present invention, the component parts thereofmight be embodied in other alternative combinations of an analogouscharacter. The privilege is therefore reserved of resorting to all suchlegitimate changes in the form, construction and relative arrangement ofthe several parts of the mechanism as may be fairly embodied within thespirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

I claim:

l.. Mechanism for sequentially operating a plurality of machine parts intimed relation to each other including a plurality of motiontransmitting shafts, other shafts constantly geared to each other, acommon drive means for said shafts, means on each of the latter shafts,a common means 0n one of the first named shafts with which said means onthe latter shafts ccacts at different times torotate the latter inopposite directions, a third series of shafts constantly geared to eachother, and means actuated by the means on one of said second namedshafts through the medium of said third series of shafts for rotatingeach of the remainder of said motion transmitting shafts in timedrelation to said first named shaft.

2. Mechanism for sequentially operating a plurality of machine parts intimed relation to each other including a plurality of motiontransmitting shafts, two additional series of shafts, the shafts in eachof the latter series being constantly geared to each other, means forintermittently transmitting rotation from one series of shafts to theother series, means on said motion transmitting shafts,

and means on certain of the shafts in eachv series coacting with themeans on said motion transmitting shafts to intermittently operate thelatter shafts and actuate the machine parts in proper sequence.

3. Mechanism for sequentially operating a plurality of machine parts intimed relation to each other including a plurality 'of motiontransmitting shafts, two additional series of shafts, the shafts in thelatter series being constantly geared to each other, means on certain ofthe shafts in one of said series, means on one of the motiontransmitting shafts coacts to rotate the motion transmitting shafts inLopposite directions, and means actuated by the first named means on oneof said shafts through the medium of the other series of shafts forrotating each of the remainder of said motion transmitting shafts at arelatively higher speed than said first named shaft andrin timedrelation to the latter.

4. Mechanism for sequentially operating a plurality of machine parts intimed relation to each other including a plurality of motiontransmitting shafts, two additional series of k.with which said lastnamed means shafts, the shafts in each of the latter series heine'constantlv oeared to each other oWer c; J a a means having a constantdriving connection with one of said series of shafts, a part on one.shaft in the other series, means for trans mitting rotation from thefirst series of shafts to one of said motion transmitting shafts inrelatively opposite directions, said means including a part ceac-tingwith the part on the shaft in the other series of shafts tointermittently rotate the latter shafts at a relatively high speed,means on the other motion transmitting shafts, and means on theremaining shafts in the latter Series coacting with said means on theother motion transmitting shafts for operating` the latter in timedrelation to the rst named motion transmitting shaft and thereby actuatethe machine parts in proper sequence.

5. Mechanism for sequentially operating a plurality of machine parts intimed relation to each other including` a plurality7 of motiontransmitting shafts, means for imparting a partial rotation to each ofsaid shafts in properly timed relation to actuatc the machine parts insequential order, and an anto matically acting positive stop device toinstantaneously lock the mechanism against further operation upon thecompletion of each operating cycle of the machine.

G. Mechanism for sequentially operating a plurality of machine parts intimed relation to each other including a plurality of m0- tiontransmitting shafts, means for imparting a partial rotation to each ofsaid shafts in reverse directions and in properly timed relation to therotative movements of the other shafts to thereby actuate the machineparts in sequential order, said means including actuating elements eachmoving in a circular path, a complementary element on one of the motiontransmitting shafts with which said actuating elements coact, and apositive stop device automatically actuated to instantaneously lock themechanism against further operation upon the completion of eachoperating cycle of the machine.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, and I havesigned my name hereunder.

KNUT O. B. TEXTORIUS.

